"David" wrote in message
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I used to have crappy coverage (non-existant at home) until I switched
to Verizon (800 mHz CDMA G3). It works flawlessly.

You can switch providers and keep your existing number. It's called
''porting''. Radio Shack are the experts.

I'm aware of the porting issue. And, Verizon is known around here for having
great coverage in rural areas, which Sprint does not.

This leaves me with evaluating the audio quality of the phones themselves
(not the network, but the individual phone models).